Loryn Phiri (born 4 November 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.[1]

Loryn Phiri
Personal information
Born (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998 (age 25)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 9)5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI15 November 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 10)5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I13 September 2022 v Thailand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020/21–presentMountaineers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 4 25
Runs scored 17 3
Batting average 8.50 1.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 2
Balls bowled 132 333
Wickets 2 25
Bowling average 55.00 10.56
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/14 5/6
Catches/stumpings 2/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 September 2022

In January 2019, Phiri was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their five-match series against Namibia.[2] The matches were the first WT20I matches to be played by Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded WT20I status to all of its members in July 2018.[3] She made her WT20I debut on 5 January 2019, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[4] In October 2021, Phiri was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[5] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe also gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[6] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[7]

In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Loryn Phiri". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener". Sunday News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "1st T20I, Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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